Brick and method of making same.



C. E. FULLER. BRICK AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME. APPLICATION FILED MAY I7. m6.

1,26 1, l 1 Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

winch they will groove the scent sides of the ribbon 2 as the letter em gs from the die. The scratching eii'eet o. the pins (3 breaks up the smooth sides of th. hon and. thus opens the pores the] After the ribbon has be '1 grooved in the manner described, it is transversely; severed in. any Well lntlown manner so to form bricks-corresponding to the brick 5 shown in Fig.

The bricks are then innnersed filling inateriah prefer bly a solidifies at. ordinary to-17"" which may be a bitnr in asphait. When so innn oi? grooved edges of ti brick provide the ready passage in "he pores oi the b of the impregnating liquid. "ifhe impregnating material turn increases the act-- hcsive qualities oi the composing the brick, and thus pro at; the arena no; and breaking up of the Qt adjzment to the upper side oi the brick.

li/iodi of my iiwention, within the scope of t is appended elanns, may be made Without departing from the .it of my in vention.

i i'hat .i claim is?-- U The method of main U in forming a ribbon oi ole-y seine through a v side of the ribboi ing' the ribbon to bricks, and th n. inpregnating with a bituminous mate l bricks so harmed,

a snibie liquid which o and Lures, lal, s

2. The method oiiina b1 DQIISiFl- 3n forming a 1l.i)l30l1 or eiay l .rorcing; the

same through a witud inaiiy Jon e pluraiity of longitudinal rough grooves, then transversely severing the ribbon to form bricks, and then impregnating the bricks with a bituminous material.

3. The method of making brick consisting in forming a ribbon of clay by forcing the some through a die, then I'oughening the sides of the ribbon, then transversely severing the ribbon to form bricks and then im pm .ating the lJllOkS with asphalt.

it. The method oi making brick consisting in forming a llbbOll of clay by forclng the same through a die, then longitudinally gxoovin g' with a plurality of longitudinal rough grooves each side of the ribbon, then transversely severing the same to form bi'icha, and then impregnating the bricks with asphalt.

The method consisting in immersing in bituminous material a brick having a transversely rough grooved porous surface. v

The method consisting in immersing in bituminous material a brick having a roughened porous surface.

7. The method consisting in immersing in asphalt a brick having a. transversely rough grooved porous surface.

A. brick provided with a roughened porous surface and impregnated with bitmninous material.

9. A brick provided with a T011 h grooved porous surface and impregnate with bi tuininous material.

' A brick having one edge transversely rough gi'ooved. and porous and impregnated with asphalt.

in testimony Whereoi I have signed my name to this sp acification.

CLAUD E. FULLER. 

